Rocket Lab Signs Largest Ever Electron Deal, 20 More Launches for Synspective
Newsha Haghgoo Rocket Lab announced on 30 September 2026 that it has signed an agreement with Japanese radar imaging company…
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Blue Origin Confirms First Outside Funding Round in Company History
Blue Origin is raising outside capital for the first time since Jeff Bezos founded the company in 2000.…
Vast Opens Lunar Programs Division, Betting on Haven Space Station Heritage for NASA’s Moon Base
Vast, the commercial space station company based in Long Beach, California, announced on 23 September 2026 that it…
Firefly Aerospace Opens Expanded Cleanroom to Scale Lunar Lander Production
Firefly Aerospace cut the ribbon on a new spacecraft cleanroom at its headquarters campus in Cedar Park, Texas,…
Iridium Shareholders Approve Rocket Lab’s 8 Billion Dollar Acquisition
Shareholders of Iridium Communications voted on 24 September 2026 to approve Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of the satellite…
NASA Advances PRIMA Far Infrared Telescope to Detailed Design, Targets 2033 Launch
NASA announced on 24 September 2026 that it has selected the PRIMA far infrared space telescope as the…
European Vega C Rocket Deploys Twin Satellites to Track Ocean Health and Plant Photosynthesis
An Avio operated Vega C rocket lifted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in the early…
UAE and France Back 1 Billion Dollar Plan to Grow AI Powered Earth Observation Constellation
Marlan Space, an Abu Dhabi-based satellite operator, and the American company Loft Orbital have unveiled a 1 billion…
Isar Aerospace Books New Launches as Europe’s First Private Orbital Rocket Wins Commercial Confidence
Isar Aerospace, the German launch vehicle developer, announced on 15 September 2026 that it had signed a new…